Pilio Fashion
Driving sustainability across the fashion industry.
Empowering Fashion Brands for a Future
in Sustainable Fashion
At Pilio Fashion, we offer transformative sustainability solutions for the fashion industry, focusing on high-impact models that drive change. Our approach combines innovative financial programs aimed at reducing poverty at the farm and village levels with expert sustainability consultancy for assessment and measurable impact. We help fashion brands not only meet sustainability targets but also create meaningful, long-lasting change in their value chains. This commitment isn't just about following trends—it's about shaping the future of fashion and building resilience for lasting success in a rapidly changing market.
Fashion’s Sustainable & Environmental Challenges
Fashion brands and textile companies are increasingly confronted with the challenges of reducing their environmental footprint, ensuring ethical practices, and improving operational efficiency in a rapidly evolving industry.
Issues such as supply chain transparency, and social responsibility often hinder progress. By partnering with Pilio, brands can effectively address these hurdles and turn their fashion sustainability ambitions into tangible, long-term environmental and social impact.
Invest in Poverty Reduction for Resilient Value Chains: Fashion brands must address the critical challenge of building resilience in their value chains by investing in poverty reduction at the farm and village level. This means committing resources to uplift the communities that are fundamental to the supply chain.
Support Farming Communities for Sustainable Natural Fibres: Moving beyond traditional supply chain management, brands can ensure a stable supply of raw materials by improving livelihoods and fostering economic stability within farming communities. This proactive approach strengthens the entire value chain, promoting both sustainability and long-term reliability.
Pilio’s sustainable fashion consultancy guides you through the complexities of creating a greener, more ethical business, helping you implement actionable solutions that drive meaningful change.
Let's work together to create lasting sustainability in your operations.
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Sustainable Natural Fibres
Supporting the availability and advantages of sustainable natural fibres, Pilio helps connect manufacturers, fashion brands and textile companies with sustainable cotton and heritage wool.
Promoting eco-friendly material suppliers and responsible farming practices.
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Sustainability Strategy
Sustainability and impact strategies and assessments to empower sustainable fashion brands.
Consultancy includes carbon footprint, supply chain audits, biodiversity and land ecological assessments, and net zero road mapping, supporting positive environmental change.
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Programmes
Our ground roots programmes help build resilience for fashion & textiles in the value chain by investment in poverty alleviation at farm and village level.
With our biodiversity measures, we aim to tackle the global biodiversity challenge.
How Pilio Supports Sustainable Fashion Brands:
Guidance on sourcing sustainable natural fibres, including heritage wool and sustainable cotton, ensures manufacturers can access high-quality, responsibly sourced materials that align with sustainability goals.
Tailored Sustainability Policy development, helping brands integrate actionable and impactful policies into their operations while ensuring compliance with global sustainability standards.
Bespoke carbon footprint reduction strategies, tracking emissions and providing solutions to minimise environmental impact.
Supports brands in biodiversity and ecosystem restoration, ensuring their operations contribute positively to environmental conservation.
Pilio offers Supply Chain Audits and focuses on operational efficiency, helping brands streamline processes, reduce waste, and optimise resource usage throughout their supply chain.
Pilio’s ACE Village Programme and Biodiversity Enhancement Programme help brands engage with cotton farming communities to improve sustainability at the farm level.
Pilio drives positive environmental and social impact at every stage
About Pilio Fashion
Pilio spun out from the University of Oxford in 2011, focusing on energy and carbon management software and consultancy helping clients meet sustainability milestones.
Recognising the urgent need and opportunity to support the fashion industry create sustainable fashion, and addressing global sustainability and social challenges, Pilio has spent the past five years developing innovative, actionable solutions for fashion and textiles to support sustainable fashion brands.
Our mission is to identify and activate 'windows of vitality'—strategic opportunities where economic growth and social progress are aligned and balanced with environmental prosperity.
Read more about our network, projects and clients by visiting our About page.
Our projects and clients
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Interested to see how Pilio can help your brand to develop and meet its sustainability commitments? Reach out today and we can tailor a solution that works for your brand.